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The Falklands Conflict was fought between Argentina and the United Kingdom during the Spring of 1982, in the South Atlantic. The battle started after Argentina invaded the islands with their Army. The British responded by sending a Naval Task Force, including 2 small aircraft carriers HMS Hermes, and HMS Invincible and approximately 40 other warships to the area. The Task Force had to sail 8,000 miles from England to the Islands. Ultimately the UK retook the Falklands after a lot of very intense air-to-air combat between the Argentine Air Force and the Harrier Jets from the Royal Navy and RAF. There was also intense bombardment and attacks on Royal Navy ships by the Argentinian airforce which caused a lot of damage to the warships, and sank a number of them. In the end the UK prevailed and retook the Islands. The UK refers to the group of islands as the Falkland Islands, and Argentina calls them the Malvina Islands as the islands are located about 200 miles off the coast of Argentina. Mark
Argentina and the United Kingdom have long disputed ownership of the Falkland Islands. In Argentina, they refer to them as Islas Malvinas.
As Britain decolonized following the second world war, negotiations were held with Argentina to hand over these small, strategically-irrelevant islands.
The only problem was that the Falkland islanders (less than 2000 inhabitants) lobbied very strongly to remain under british rule, and do so to this date.
In 1982, this situation brought the two countries to war.
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What country controls the Falkland islands off the cost of southAmerica?
The Falkland Islands (called the Malvinas Islands by the Argentinians) are a protectorate of England. This is disputed by Argentina, which considers the islands as part of their country. In fact, the two countries fought a brief war over the islands in 1982. (England won.) Argentina continues to dispute British control to this day.
A 1982 dispute over which islands caused Argentina and the united kingdom to go to war?
Falkland Islands and up the cornhole
What islands are at the center of a dispute between Argentina and the united kingdom?
The Falkland Islands in English. The Argentinians call them Las Malvinas.
A group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina is?
The Falkland Islands is a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and have been a source of dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The capital of the Falkland Islands is Stanley.
Why do the British call the Malvina Islands the Falkland Islands?
The British call it the Falkland Islands because of the Falklands war, they claimed sovereignty at that time, but the Spanish claim that it should be called the Malvina Islands due to it being located in Argentina. The dispute has been going on for several years, but after the death of Margaret Thatcher the islands have agreed to stay British.
A territorial dispute between Japan and Russia that is holding up a peace treaty between the two countries involves four tiny islands that belong to what chain?
Chain of Kuril Islands. The Northern Territories dispute or Kuril Islands dispute is a dispute between Russia and Japan and also the Ainu people over control of South Kuril Islands.
What two countries dispute the islands known as Senkaku andDiaoyu?
Actually its three countries which is: Japan China Taiwan In 1895 Japan anexxed the senkaku islands but at the end of WW2 the USA took control over the islands and did not give it back to japan until 1972 which was in the same year china and taiwan started claming ownership of the islands. China states it belongs it them because it has been part of its territory since the 15th century.
Who is the owner of spratley islands in the Philippines?
The owner of the Spratly Islands is a matter of dispute among several countries, including the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei. These countries all claim parts or all of the Spratly Islands.
Does Japan have a conflict with any countries and why?
Japan has an ongoing dispute with Russia over some of the Kuril Islands since 1945.
Why did the UK government respond in the way that it did during the Falklands Conflict?
The Falkland Islands are in dispute between Argentina and the UK. Because of the islands' strategic position in the Atlantic Ocean and due to the act that most of the colonies that had British troops based on them are mostly gone, the UK needed to keep possession there.
The Falkland islands belong to which country?
The Falklands/Malvinas' sovereignty is still in dispute, although the British has kept a settlement there for longer than any other country that claimed the islands (France, Spain, and later Argentina).
Which country do the Falkland islands belong?
The Falklands/Malvinas' sovereignty is still in dispute, although the British has kept a settlement there for longer than any other country that claimed the islands (France, Spain, and later Argentina).
